Principle Investigator

Research Area:
Plant Biotechnology
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Institutional Information: Faculty Of Arts And Sciences, Department Of Biology
Office Phone
+90 312 210 6464
​Email
[email protected]
Research Description: ​
My research focuses on the uptake, translocation, and signaling of micronutrients and the biofortification of crop species. I also work on the development of stress-tolerant crops via molecular breeding and genetic engineering technologies. My research group applies novel genetic and molecular techniques to identify transcription factors, transporters, and gene networks related to stress tolerance in soybean, potato, wheat, quinoa, and Arabidopsis with national and international partners.

PhD Students

Research Description: 
Investigation of Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Responses of Soybean Cultivars under Iron Deficiency
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 Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Responses of quinoa to salt stress
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​Investigation of iron deficiency response mechanism in Arabidopsis Thaliana by means of genomics-transcriptomics and epigenomics

MSc Students

Research Description: 
​Genome-Wide Association Study in Common Bean Under Iron Deficiency
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​Genome-Wide Association Study in Durum Wheat under Iron Deficiency
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Development of low phytate soybean lines by CRISPR-Cas9
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The genetic interactions between salicylic acid signaling and salinity stress
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Enhancing the salt tolerance of bread wheat by exposing it to mild drought stress
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Mitigation of climate change effects on plants, phytoremediation, hyperaccumulation, reducing cadmium accumulation and toxicity

Undergraduate Students& Interns

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Alumni

  • Sabina Mamedova - 2016 
  • Yaşar Hakan Ergin - 2016 
  • Şule Taşpınar - 2017
  • Hakan Furkan Erdem - 2018 
  • Büşra Zeynep Altıntaş - 2018 
  • Ahmet Şahin - 2015 - 2018
  • Hakan Furkan Erdem - 2016 - 2017
  • Bayram Ali Yerlikaya - 2016 - 2020
  • Seyda Akbaş - 2016 - 2018
  • Gamze Alagöz - 2017 - 2018 
  • Emre Şirin - 2018 -2021
  • Erdem Anıl - 2018 -2021
  • Esma - 2016 - 2020
  • Dilan Ateş  - 2018 - 2021
  • Berk Yalnız - 2021 - 2023